The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-03
THE TROUBLES EXTENDING.
Strike Of Freight-Handlers and Long
shoremen Growing More Serious.
Business on the New York Piers Greatly I'M
peded-New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut Knights Extending Sympathy.
THE STRIKE AT NEW YORK.

rlVer ironsS ttliS morning presented q OuHuaS-
like appearance. Instead of the daily rush of
yehiclesof all kinds in every direction, there were
only a few trucks and the horse cars to be seen
here and there. The majority of the big railroad
freight-receiving and delivery piers were closed.
and work was almost suspended. The exception
was in the case of Pier 5-the Pennsylvania
where dozen men were put to work by Agent
Bowman. The men seemed lost amid the huge
piles of freight. The one pair of gates that were
open on the dock were guarded by police. Piers
l and l6, of the same road, also closed. and
at Pier 2-the Lehigh Valley road-the gates
were closed At the New York Central & Hud-
son River pier the agent said ne was receiving
all the freight offered. There had been no
trouble with the men. The New York, Lake
Erie & Western road pier had a few men at work,
but at the Office it stated that
they were taking and delivering all the
freight offered. On the Starin pier, where the
freight of the Delaware, Lackawanna g. Western
is handled, there were as many police on duty
as there were Italians handling freight The
superintendent said he had all the men he need
ed. There was plenty of help on the Boston y
Providence pier. but their boats were not run
ming and the freight was light The Stonington
line had men at work. The boat Nashua was
laid up, but no work was being done on her. The
dock of the New York Central railroad was al
most deserted. The men at work were part of
a gang of Italians brought down by river yester-
day. The Metropolitan line was moving freight,
but there was very little to handle The Arizo-
ma, of the Guion line arrived to-day, and men
will be put to work to unload her. The Wyom-
ipo fho
Dorado, of the Morgan line, arrived last night
As soon as the Ell Paso and New YORK are un-
loaded, the Ell Dorado will be brought to her
dock
The only work done yesterday on the Brook
Ign water front by green hands who were
put in the places of strikers. AT BOWS stores
eight young men, clad in lawn-tennis suits and
tight trousers. who were said to have come from
the Young Mems Christian Association, were set
atwork unloading railroad iron from the steamer
Lake Winnipeg. One of them wore kid gloves
until they were so tattered that they would not
stay on his hands. Another laid aside fur
lined overcoat and a silver headed cane to work
It was only short time before he was disabled
by piece of iron falling upon him. hurting his
left foot.
The freight-handlers employed in the depots
of the Pennsylvania road in Jersey City, struck
at noon to-day. About $50 men at the freight
station. at the foot of Warren street, and about
300 employed in the yards at Harsimus Cove be-
ing out. The mon marched out in body. but
made no demonstration. The striking freight.
handlers at the Erie depot remain out. All bust
ness is at q sfand-stil at the freight stations.
There are indications of trouble III the freight
depots of the Delaware, Lackawanna West
ern, nor the New Jersey Central road. At the
City Clerk Scott swore in one hundred special
officers to protect their yards
A large crowd of striking 1ongshoremen laid
in wait about o'clock this morning, on Hudson
cfr ken RI int ia m ann.
ploycd tho Th;.sualla St.~u.ehie pompanyx
dock, while going to their work. The strikers
were concealed behind two buildings. About
o'clock the new men came along, and when they
reached the point where the strikers were con-
cealed the latter, armed with clubs and bricks,
set upon them and gave them an unmercifnl
beating There were about fifty OF the scabs,'
mostly Danes and Germans, and they lied In
every direction. OF the fifty, only twenty-eight
reached the docks. None Of the strikers were
arrested.
Along the East-river front the same difficulty
was experienced in moving freight as on the
North river. The steamer Alamo, of the NAL
Tory line, was to have sailed to-day. Mr.. NAL
Tory said she would not be ready till Saturday.
The situation in Brooklyn was unchanged, and
matters were very quiet. The Italian laborers
| who fill the place Of strikers were unmolested
the police guarded the piers.
Non-union freight-handlers were again at
| tackled this evening as they were quitting work
at several of the North-riv piers. At the Sa-
vannah line pier two or three men were set upon
| by the strikers and beaten. pounded and kicked
numerically. No arrests were made. One man
| was assaulted while policeman stood near, but
| did not dare interfere on account Of the crowd.
| Finally force of police was sent to the Savan-
! nah pier. The non union men were taken away
| on tug to avoid the mob.
Nearly one hundred men were loading the La
Bretagne at the French pier to-day. No trouble
was had. The Aurania. of the Cunard line, is
| being unloaded by sixty men. who did not
strike, and who are paid monthly. With the
assistance of Italians the vessel can be loaded
by Saturday The Erin, of the National line,
| is untouched. The Wyoming of the Guion
| line, sailed to-day. The Arizona is discharging
cargo The Morgan-lne pier is piled high with
/ freight Orders were given to-day to receive no
| more. The Boston and Providence line has
! three vessels at the pier laid up
The men at the New York Central freight
| shed, at St Johns Park, numbering 300, struck
| this afternoon Non-union men were put to
| work. guarded by police. Among the men
| assaulted near the Savannah pier was a Spanish
| cigar manufacturer, who was in no way con-
cerned with the trouble. His nose was broken,
and he was otherwise badly hurt. When the
strikers learned their mistake they apologlzed.
! The injured man complained at headquarters OF
/ the want of protection by the police.
| A secret meeting of delegates representing
fifteen district assemblies of the Knights oil
! Labor in the States of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut, and comprising 10000 mem
bers outside of district assembly No. 49, was
held In this city last night, at which the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
| Whereas, We recognize in the conflict now beins
waged against the members of district assemblies Nos
40 103 and 1922, and the Montauk district of Ions
Isand we'll various other trade and labor organ
izations by capitalists and corporations an attemp
to strike fatal blow al organized labor and thereb,
increase their power to oppose the producers and de
grade honest TOLL therefore.
Resolved That we, the representatives of the com
bned districts of the Knights of Labor of New York
| Connecticut. to broth
and comrades heartfelt sympathy and moral sup
port and If necessary pledge to the fullest extent
ability financial aid
A meeting of retail coal-dealers of New Yorl
city callei for to-day by members of tn
Retailers Brooklyn Coal Exchange to confer a
to the adoption of some plan to get coal Niue
feeling was manifested against the strikers
Resolutions were offered denouncing the strikers